Secretul lui Zorillo

The main problem with comedy is that it has to be funny. Drama, thriller, SF, horror are easier to do. Being funny is a rare talent.

Obviously this movie tries to be satirical, a bit like "Asterix'. There's lots of hints to nowadays Romania, of course. Unfortunately they hardly make you laugh, or at least smile.

Acting seems somewhat amateurish, gags are poor, the script lacks comedic creativity. It's a jolly highschoolish improvisation by a bunch of friends who have a good time together rather than a well-thought project. And the budget was certainly very very tight.

The only praise all this deserves should be directed to the movie idea itself. Not very original, but still nice and unusual in Romania's film industry (although the term "industry" is probably hyperbolic). It's fresh and unconventional, and the very fact that someone started and completed this production is worth a short applause.

Even the dialogues are embarrassing. Everything is bad about this movie.

The historic information about romans and dacs are wrong...and phones...? And a Rocket? And the actors are playing really bad. It Is bot even funny ...It Is nothing.

Saw the movie on the opening night with some friends, and we liked it.

The action is set in ancient occupied Dacia ( actual Romania), in the post roman wars times, and depicts the adventures and struggles of three commoners who are in the search for some meaning and glory in their life, using all the means to trick both local and imperial authority, and being half-wits, but sly, luck seems to shine upon them occasionally.

The action may be set in ancient times, but the theme is not out of date, and i saw the movie as a satire filled with comedy on the actual romanian society in particular, and society in general.

The score was inspired, as was the casting department. I enjoyed the camera work and direction in particular.

Highly recommended!

If it wasn't for the soundtrack and the nice landscapes I would've given this film a 1/10. The characthers are uninteresting,the acting is mid, the story is boring, the structure of the narrative is messy, the jokes are unfunny and distasteful and the overall experience felt like I was wasting my time. I definitely not recommend seeing this in theaters sorry.

The movies was really fun to watch and had a lot of funny scenes in it with subtle (or not so subtle) references to what some people in Romania believe Dacians were.

If you don't know about the jokes about people who believe Dacians invented a lot of things but "the foreign people" stole those ideas, the secret Dacian passages under Bucegi mountains, things about Romanian culture and society, etc... you won't find the movie fun to watch. That's the reason why there is a lot of tech/modern instruments in this parody... because they make fun of people who actually believe that Dacians invented "everything" and the Romans stole their "tech".

Looking forward for part 2 :D.